Global Courant
With the months-long WGA walkout looking set for imminent resolution, Starz is getting ahead of the inevitable post-strike culling. The network has canceled four original series — including one that had yet to even air.
On the block are wrestling drama Heels, comedy Run the World and dramedy Blindspotting, each of which recently aired its second season. Additionally, the drama The Venery of Samantha Bird will not resume production after stopping, mid first season, when the WGA strike began in May.
Dropping four series at once is not a minor move for the cable network. Starz recently announced an end date for longtime hit Outlander, which will leave the channel and its sister streamer largely reliant on the enduring Power spinoffs and a handful of other programs like the horror comedy Shining Vale.
Although Starz did not comment on the fate of the four series, a source confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter after it was first reported by Variety.
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